LiveScience – A story on a Geisel study that found people who use tanning beds and other tanning devices may be at a higher risk of developing skin cancer early in life, LiveScience reports.
Articles by: Geisel Communications
New Hampshire Run Is Just 1 Hill, But It’s a Doozy
Associated Press via NPR – Kristine Karlson was interviewed by AP on the 54th annual Run to the Clouds race on Mount Washington, which was held Saturday. Karlson, an assistant professor of community, of family medicine, and of orthopaedic surgery, offered some insight into how the body is impacted by such a challenging run.
The Sinister Business of Advertising to Kids
Slate – In an episode of The Gist, Dartmouth professor of pediatrics James D. Sargent discusses McDonald’s new happy meal branding, and how other countries limit marketing to young children.
Karagas Appointed to Squires Professorship
Margaret Karagas, PhD, has been appointed to the James W. Squires Professorship at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. This prestigious professorship supports a faculty member pursuing academic activities that advance health, health promotion, and innovative and cost-effective health-care delivery.
Clinically Dead? The Blurred Line Between Life and Death
LiveScience – Quotes James Bernat, the Louis and Ruth Frank Professor of Neuroscience, on the term “clinical death.” “You’re dead when a doctor says you’re dead,” says Bernat.
Geisel Dean Souba Will Not Seek Second Term
President Phil Hanlon ’77 announced today that Dean Wiley “Chip” Souba would not seek reappointment to a second four-year term as dean of the Geisel School of Medicine.
Student Voices: Ditching the Dream
Just after finishing her first-year exams, medical student Peace Eneh headed to Nigeria to begin work on a global health project. She reflects on the mix of excitement and nervousness she feels as she takes on the challenge.
An App for Easing Autism
Keene Sentinel/Valley News – Researchers from Keene State University are teaming up with researchers from Geisel to test a new iPad app designed to help people with autism “see and match how emotions are conveyed in speech,” the Valley News reports. Associate Professor of Psychiatry Robert Roth, one of the Geisel researchers involved in the testing, is quoted in the story.
Mark A. Israel Named to the Preston T. and Virginia R. Kelsey Distinguished Chair in Cancer
Mark A. Israel, MD, director of the Norris Cotton Cancer Center (NCCC), has been named the inaugural holder of the Preston T. and Virginia R. Kelsey Distinguished Chair in Cancer at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth.
How OITNB Flubbed Compassionate Release
The Daily Beast – This story on Netflix series Orange Is the New Black’s portrayal of an inmate with Alzheimer’s quotes Ira Byock, who says “People who are severely debilitated or are in the midst of dying are usually no longer a threat to society, and there is not a compelling social advantage to keeping them in prison.”